GWU halts JVP’s campus activity until 2026 after repeated violations, including an event held on Hitler’s birthday and a social media post deemed antisemitic.
George Washington University (GWU) has taken decisive action against its campus chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), suspending the group through the spring semester of 2026 following a string of disciplinary violations.
According to JNS, the university’s student conduct records were updated in July to reflect two major infractions committed by the group this past spring:
- Hosting an unauthorized event on April 20 — Adolf Hitler’s birthday — without required faculty advisor approval.
- Posting on social media in a way that “created a hostile environment based on a Jewish identity,” a protected category under university policy. The specific post has not been disclosed.
The suspension impacts a university with a large Jewish student population — around 3,000 undergraduates and 1,500 graduate students. JVP will be barred from campus activity until 2026, followed by disciplinary probation until spring 2027. Reinstatement will require the group to remove the offending post and implement strict new social media guidelines.
This is not the first disciplinary clash between GWU and JVP. The chapter was previously suspended through December 2024 after organizing an unauthorized multi-day encampment, which led to probation lasting until May 2025.
With repeated violations and a long suspension ahead, JVP’s future presence at GWU now hangs in the balance.
